Isadora Kosofsky: Intimate photos of a senior love triangle
ايزادورا كوزوفسكي: صور حميمية لثلاثي غرامي كبير في السن
Isadora Kosofsky embeds herself in the lives of others, documenting them in their most fragile moments. Full bio
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هم ثلاثة مواطنين كبار في السن
are three senior citizens
from the loneliness of aging.
من الوحدة التي يجلبها التقدم في العمر.
home in Los Angeles,
في دار رعاية المسنين في (لوس أنجلوس)،
for three years.
the gate one night,
of their love triangle,
شيئًا عن تفاصيل حبهم الثلاثي
that I had to find out who they were.
a day later, she said to me,
to coffee and doughnut shops,
إلى متاجر الكعك والقهوة
of these outings was solace
أن هذا كان بالنسبة لهم السلوان
in public streets.
في الشوارع العامة.
no one saw them.
لا أحد يراهم.
we lose the desires held in our youth.
نفقد رغباتنا التي ارتبطت بمرحلة الشباب.
when I met the trio,
عندما قابلت الثلاثي،
and desires for intimacy
من الوحدة والحاجة للحميمية
as an immersive documentarian,
كمصورةٍ للأفلام الوثائقية،
the streets of Hollywood,
actors and filmmakers,
السيناريوهات والممثلين وصانعي الأفلام،
that each senior does.
كما يفعل الكبار.
sees these three human beings?
من البشر؟"
the only one who sees them?"
this work with the public,
هذا العمل مع الجمهور،
uncomfortable with this story.
لا يشعرون بالارتياح لهذه القصة.
doesn't assume conventional notions
لا يمثلون المفاهيم التقليدية
romance or partnership.
and shunned by their peers.
ويتجنبهم نظرائهم من كبار السن.
for me to belong everywhere.
الذي يدفعني للانتماء إلى كل مكان.
norms about the elderly,
الثقافية الاجتماعية المتعلقة بكبار السن،
on fear of remoteness.
على الخوف من العزلة.
to their respective retirement homes.
في منزل المتقاعدين.
for their people.
yearning for their tribe,
يتوق إلى قبيلته،
in her apartment, she said to me,
عندما كنت جالسة معها في شقتها،
يشبه الشوكة في خاصرتك.
and a woman is private.
become the people I document
أن أكون مكان الناس الذين أوثق لهم.
as an observer-occupant,
لسنوات كمقيم يراقب حياتهم،
to then become hidden in plain sight.
لأصبح مختبئةً في مرمى البصر.
of social development,
في انهيار التنمية الاجتماعية،
look strikingly alike,
تتشابهان بشكل ملفت للانتباه،
of identity confusion.
aware of the divide in me.
جعلني أعي الانقسام في داخلي.
and the actuality of our situation.
people who knew about each other,
يعرفان بعضهما البعض جيدًا،
to be at the base of the triangle,
عندما تكون في قاعدة المثلث الغرامي،
and see three elderly figures,
فأرى ثلاث شخصيات كبيرة في السن،
that regardless of age,
بأن ذلك لا علاقة له بالعمر،
the proverbial hole through other people.
يضرب المثل بأشخاص أخرين ليرضي نفسه.
at Jeanie, Will and Adina's story
و(جيني) و(ويل) و(أدينا)
that even at the end of life,
we have envisioned for ourselves.
التخيلات الذي تصورناها عن أنفسنا.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Isadora Kosofsky - Photojournalist, filmmakerIsadora Kosofsky embeds herself in the lives of others, documenting them in their most fragile moments.
Why you should listen
A documentary photographer who works from a place of empathy, Isadora Kosofsky is devoted to sitting with people in their most fragile moments. She began photographing at the age of 14, documenting women in hospice care in Los Angeles. A contributor to international press and a recipient of numerous honors, Kosofsky has created long-term bodies of work considered epics of visual storytelling in which an individual or group remains her focus for years.
Whether it is documenting a woman with dementia for a decade, shadowing youths while incarcerated and after their release for the last eight years, photographing developmentally disabled couples for four years or documenting children and adults affected by relational traumas, Kosofsky often explores the intersection of intimate lives and institutions, where she typically gains unprecedented access, focusing on nuance and the complexity of human bonds. Her forthcoming work documents a young woman's life after enduring early sexual violence.
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